Baseball glove and mitt



R. F. NIXON. JR BASEBALL enovfi AND mm June 10, 192% Filed May 24.

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Patented June 10, 1924.

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ROBERT F. NIXO'N, J 3., OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TOGEORGE REACH, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BASEBALL GLOVE AND MIT'I.

Application filed May 24,

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT F. NrxoN, J r.,

a citizen of the United States, and resident of Philadelphia, in thecounty of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Baseball Gloves and Mitts, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My present invention relates to improvements in gloves of either themitt or finger type used by base ball players, and aims to provide aglove which will be provided on its catching surface with means whichwill act as a brake or have a non-skid effect to prevent the slippage ofthe ball and brake any twisting or spinning possessed thereby.

The invention also aims to provide such means in a way that they willreinforce the catching surface of the glove and thereby add to thewearing qualities of it, and to do this in such a manner that theflexibility of the glove will not be detrimentally affected.

With these several objects in view, the invention includes the novelconstruction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, andparticularly defined in the appended claims.

In the drawing I have shown my invention as embodied in what is termed afielders glove, but it will be understood that it is applicable as wellto a mitt or fingerless glove, such as is worn by catchers.

In the drawing:

F i re 1 is a face view of the glove showing t e alm side thereof, and

Fig. 2 is a sectional detail.

Referring by reference characters to this drawing, the letter Arepresents the body of the glove, which may be of the ordinary or anydesired construction. The outer covering of such glove is usually madeof soft flexible leather, and to the palm side or surface, I secure aplurality of discs or layers, of leather or similar flexible,wear-resisting material, as indicated generally at at. These formprotuberances upon the catching surface of the glove and thereby tend tohave a non-slipping effect when the ball is caught, and also tend tocheck the spin or twist 1923. Serial No. 641,134.

which a ball frequently has. These discs or layers, may be secured inposition in any suitable manner, as by stitching, as indicated, and asthey are spaced apart they do not appreciably interfere with theflexibility of the catching surface, as the surface layer 5 of leatherto which they are secured has its normal freedom to flex in the portionbetween the attached discs or layers.

Preferably I use discs or layers which are elongated, of eliptical oroval shape, and preferably also, I dispose these so that their longestdiameters are parallel with the normal lines of flexing or folding ofthe surface layers of the glove. For example, I place one or more rows awith their longest diameters parallel with the lines of the fingers,another row a having their longest diameters arranged substantiallyperpen dicular to those of the discs a. Other discs a are providedextending transversely 7 across the base of the fingers where these joinwith the palm portion of the glove, and still other discs or layers aare provided on the finger and thumb portions and extending lengthwisethereof. This is my preferred arrangement, as serving to give a maximumretaining effect on the ball and a maximum wear tothe catching surfaceof the glove, with a minimum interference with the flexibility thereof.

Having 'thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A baseball glovehaving a plurality of elongated discs of flexible wear resistingmaterial secured to the palm portion thereof, those lying in the ballreceiving recess extending transversely of the glove, and those lying onthe margins of the recess being substantially circularly arranged.

2. A base ball glovehaving the face of the ball pocket portion providedwith a series of transversely arranged elongated pads of flexible wearresisting material, there being a similar longitudinally disposed padlying on each side of the aforesaid series, and the thumb portion havingits rasping face provided with similar pads c isposed lengthwise of thethumb.

3. A baseball glove having the face of the ball pocket portion providedwith a series of transversely arrangedl elongated pads of flexible Wearresisting material, there being 6 a similar longitudinally disposed padlying on each side of the aforesaid series, and the thumb portion havingits grasping face provided with similar pads disposed lengthwise of thethumb, and said thumb being provided near its outer extremity With asimilar pad transversely arranged.

In testimony whereof, I afiiX my signature.

ROBERT F. NIXON, JR.

